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The NTSB has commented that the software behind Tesla’s “self-driving” vehicles may contain shortcomings that led to two fatal traffic accidents. In today’s post our car accident lawyer reviews these reports and how they could impact future personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits involving Tesla vehicles.

“Physical Loss” and “Physical Damage” in Business Interruption Insurance Claims As we have discussed in other posts, business interruption insurance protects businesses against losses in situations where a business is physically incapable of opening its doors to its customers. Since many businesses have been either ordered to close, or have had their normal operations severely curtailed, by civil authorities in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, many businesses have filed business interruption claims with their insurers only to have those claims…

Business Interruption Insurance Claims and the Coronavirus Epidemic: Round 3 Louisiana, Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Bills As we noted in an earlier post, some state legislatures are considering proposed laws that would require insurers to cover business interruption insurance claims brought about by civil government mandatory business closing or restriction orders due to the COVID-19 epidemic. We have since learned that two more states, Louisiana and Pennsylvania, are also considering such legislation. In today’s post, the business…

Southern Illinois University Fraternity Busted for Violating Statewide Social Gatherings Ban As we commented in a previous post, the COVID-19 epidemic has led to a virtual shutdown of the nation’s higher educational system. However, it appears that some students didn’t get the message, as the following news item suggest. *** According to a story first carried by the Southern Illinoisan, the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity has been suspended “immediately and indefinitely” after it…

If You’re a Zantac User, Protect Your Health – And Your Legal Rights The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took the extraordinary step in March of immediately ordering the removal of over-the-counter Zantac and its prescription counterpart from shelves. Consumers have been directed to stop using Zantac immediately. The FDA announced that it is possible that a dose of Zantac (both the over-the-counter and prescription versions of the product) may contain over 3,000-times the limit of a substance called…